Johns Hopkins To Announce AIDS Capitated Care Program
...patients with a medically complex disease." The goal of Moore Options is to provide care for 600 of the... of the Mid-Atlantic. "Moore Options achieves that goal forour AIDS patients."...... searches to be performed," he noted. "Infact, our goal is to have a system that is entirely user driven, allpoint- and-click." In addition to other medical applications, the system can be appliedto manufacturing quality control, preventive maintenance and defectdetection -- identifying cracked fan blade......ssure, parentalinvolvement and social norms. Their goal was to make young drivers(15-20 year olds) aware of the dangerous environment in which theywill be driving and also be aware of their own risk-takingbehaviors. Some of the consequence interventions (penalties that occurafter a behavior has occur...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
...moking, bike helmet safety and immunization. "Our goal is to reach people in a way they can relate to and enjoy, so the kiosks will look and act more like interactive TVs than computers," says project leader Victor J. Strecher , professor of public health and director of the Cancer Center's Prevention a...Cattle: Latest Weapon In The War On Cancer?
... offer a very promising alternative,"he says. The goal of the research is to make GAGs a valuable coproduct of thebeef industry. Overseas, shark cartilage extract sells for $250-500 a kilo,but here bovine cartilage mainly goes into blood-and-bone fertiliser. "About one per cent of every cattle carcase ...Researchers Finding May Boost Effectiveness Of Anti-HIV Drugs
...ing lymphocytes circulating in thebloodstream, the goal of therapy would be to have an optimal level of the drugin the bloodstream so that the drug would get into to the CD4 lymphocytes andkill the virus," Kim said. "Pgp may prevent enough of the drug from getting intothe bloodstream, and that may explain...Chemists Closing In On Commercial Potential Of Alkanes
BERKELEY, CA -- The elusive goal of harnessing the vast potential of one ofthe earth's most plentiful materials is another step closer to realization.Using ultrafast spectroscopic techniques that provide "stop-action" imageswithin a trillionth of a second, scientists at the U.S. De...Bi-Monthly Boosts Of Aspirin Benefit Heart
...he best we haveand it is the most economical. The goal of our work is to improve therapeuticresponsiveness to aspirin," says one of the study's authors Aaron Marcus, M.D.,chief, hematology and medical oncology at the Veterans Affairs Medical Centerand Cornell University Medical College, New York. Teresa...Survey Finds Increasing Popularity Of Acute Stroke Teams In U.S. Hospitals
... quickly to a brainattack as a heart attack -- the goal in both is to begin treatment as soon aspossible to minimize the damage to the brain," said Dr. Mark Alberts, who in1995 called for the creation of acute stroke teams (AST) in a paper in theAnnals of Internal Medicine. ASTs are staffed by sp......e have a long way to gobefore we have achieved our goal of effective patient counseling. Ashealth-care providers, we must accept some of the blame for patientnon-compliance," says Greenland. Non-compliance means that patients do not follow recommendations for lifestylechanges that may help reduce an......ed in five major metropolitanareas. The program's goal is to raise community awareness of stroke. A surveyof 200 people was conducted in each area at the beginning of the program. Aftera year, the survey will be repeated to measure awareness of stroke and strokewarning signs. Co-authors includ...Diuretic Drugs May Have Clot-Busting Effects
...niversitySchool of Medicine, Detroit. "The goal of treatment should not be limited to the reduction of bloodpressure but, instead, to reduce the death associated with high blood pressure(stroke and coronary thrombosis). Agents that specifically block choridetransport, such as diuretics, may decre......oughts and feelings are communicated visually. His goal is to train students to become more careful observers by learning todecode an object's meaning and extract information through observation. According to Dr. Braverman, with heightened observation skills, physicians canask the questions necessary to m..."Powerful New Tool" For AIDS Is Reported In Science
...delighted to be working with SpectruMedix with the goal of commercializing this technique at the earliest time. We anticipate that potential beneficiaries will include AIDS, cancer, osteoporosis, heart patients and others." "The implications of the technology's capability to quickly and accurately monit......abetes in equal number of individuals. Asecondary goal of the study was to determine if the drugs could preventcardiovascular disease, a leading cause of death among individuals withdiabetes. The study found that nisoldipine (Sular) was linked with a higher rate of fataland non-fatal heart attacks -- a ...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...sumers and invoke frustration, said the study. The goal is topersuade patients to give up on formal inquiry. One employee said, "I'm supposedto take steps to prevent patients from going up the ladder with complaints. I'mnot allowed to give out administrators' phone numbers. I just connect them withanother...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...nselors, orwhomever they choose. Williams says his goal is to provide each person who enrolls in the study...entifying links between lifestyles and health. The goal of the study is torecruit 20 million Americans into the first epidemiological mega-survey." Berkele...Studies Look At Threshold Effect Of Cholesterol-Lowering "Statin" Drugs
...dL. For individuals with heart disease, the NCEP goal is 100 mg/dL, or below, says Grundy. LDL choleste...the incidence of heart attacks by 34 percent. The goal was to reducetotal cholesterol below about 200 mg/dL. However, many patients achievedgreater reduct...Cost-Effective Treatment Possible In Africa For HIV-Positive Pregnant Women If Drug Prices Lowered
...specialists also call vertical transmission. "The goal in our research was to determine under what circumstances, if any,this might be a good investment compared with other uses of funds for HIVprevention in low-income countries," said Elliot Marseille, DrPH, MPP, UCSFsenior research associate and lead i...Polish Dumpling-Like Particle Has Potential In Drug Delivery
..." says Wooley. "This advance moves us along in our goal of making knedels potential drug- and gene- carrying systems. It makes the particle a lot more versatile and the rubbery core should allow a higher loading capacity We've gotten lots of interest in the knedels, for their potential, they're novelty...